CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE 5: BACK TO BUSINESS | CI5 The New Professionals | Full TV Episode HD

Описание: Fans of Spooks [MI-5] and Mission: Impossible cannot miss this explosive and action-packed TV show, starring Golden Globe winner Edward Woodward as Harry Malone, head of an expanded CI5 – now a global agency with a multinational body of highly skilled operatives whose job is to combat 21st Century threats.

The narrative centers on the re-establishment of Criminal Intelligence 5, an elite unit tasked with combating global terrorism and high-level crime that transcends traditional borders. Led by the steely and authoritative Harry Malone, a fresh trio of operatives—former Navy SEAL Chris Keel, DEA specialist Sam Curtis, and the tech-savvy Backpacker Tina Backus—navigate a world of shifting loyalties and sophisticated threats.

While the action beats are relentless, the show finds its soul in the performance of Edward Woodward, who brings a weary, gravimetric weight to Malone, imbuing the character with a sense of paternal authority that bridges the gap between the old guard and the new.

Emerging from the creative shadow of the legendary Brian Clemens, CI5: The New Professionals represented an ambitious, albeit polarizing, attempt to resurrect the gritty, high-octane spirit of late-1970s British espionage The Professionals for a sleek, pre-Millennium global audience. Arriving at the twilight of the Century, the series sought to modernize the "hard-man" aesthetic of its predecessor, shifting the focus from the localized, rain-slicked streets of London to a broader, more polished international stage where the threats were as much technological as they were ballistic. It remains a fascinating artifact of an era when television was transitioning from the episodic procedural to the more cinematic, high-budget spectacle that would eventually define the 21st Century.

Produced during 1998 and 1999 with a substantial budget intended to rival American action imports, the series debuted as a centerpiece for Sky One’s original programming slate. Despite its pedigree, the show was caught between the visceral, politically incorrect charm of the 1977 original and the sanitized, high-tech gloss of the Mission: Impossible film era. Its aesthetic is starkly transitional—heavy on Dutch angles, industrial techno scores, and the burgeoning use of digital surveillance motifs—which places it firmly within the "Cool Britannia" stylistic movement that attempted to rebrand UK grit as global chic.

The production was famously fraught with the ghosts of its past, as the creative team originally hoped to secure cameos or even lead roles for the original stars, Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins. While Shaw had moved on to more prestigious theatrical and dramatic pursuits, Collins was reportedly keen to return as Bodie in a leadership capacity; however, negotiations ultimately stalled, leading to the creation of Woodward’s Malone. Another curious vestige of its heritage is the persistent use of the "C1" callsign, a deliberate sonic link to the 1970s that served as a constant reminder to fans that this slick, transatlantic unit shared the same bloodline as the Ford Capri-driving icons of yesteryear.

CI5 The New Professionals (Season 01 Episode 01, 1999)
Genre: Police, Action, Crime
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